I'm just wondering, because they never shut their eyes.
2007-07-21 06:06:18 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pets ➔ Fish
Gold fish REST. Do Goldfish dream? Do Goldfish Sleep?? Well! Goldfish are diurnal, which means they are active in the day rather than at night - much like humans. Goldfish appear to go into a trance-like state at night, although this is not really sleep, because they don't close their eyelids (beacause Goldfish don't have eyelids! Other than closing their eyes, it does seem just like sleep similar to that humans experience
2007-07-21 06:13:49 · answer #1 · answered by Holly H 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do.
They don't close their eyes but they rest on the bottom floor. I once tried flashing a flashlight down at them, because I was curious just like you, and they didn't even notice it, until another fish (that was awake) swam near them. That made the water move and roused the gold fish from its sleep.
2007-07-21 06:19:15 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The reason they dont shut there eyes is because they dont have eye lids, At night they rest at the bottom of the tank restoring there enjery for the next day.
2007-07-21 07:23:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think they have eye lids. I do think they sleep. My goldfish seem to be on the same schedule as my family, because during the day they swim quite actively. If I get up during the night, they're all sitting on or near the bottom of the tank. Sometimes, during the day, I'll see one or more of them sitting on the bottom of the tank. Even as I walk by or stand there and watch, it will sit still, as if it's napping.
2007-07-21 06:14:05 · answer #4 · answered by Lissa 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No, fish don't sleep. They may seem like it when they're resting at the bottom, but they are just resting. Only one particular shark does sleep.
2007-07-21 08:42:03 · answer #5 · answered by T H. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
YES HAVE YOU NEVER NOTICED THEM JUST HOVERING IN 1 SPOT? FISH HAVE AN ABILITY CALLED MOTION BLINDNESS WHERE THEY CAN BLANK OUT THEIR SURROUNDINGS. ALSO ITS SAID SOME PEOPLE CAN DO THIS TOO.
2007-07-22 13:14:05 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
fish have no eye lids...
they do rest, but they dont sleep.
2007-07-21 06:08:34 · answer #7 · answered by Coral Reef Forum 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Here are links that discribes it
http://www.amonline.net.au/fishes/faq/sleep.htm
http://www.otago.ac.nz/MarineStudies/education/resources/Sleeping%20Fish.pdf
Hope that helps
EB
2007-07-21 08:23:47 · answer #8 · answered by Kribensis lover 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
No eye lids, sorry.
2007-07-21 07:45:55 · answer #9 · answered by jo 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they sleep
2007-07-21 06:34:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋